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Gamescom 2016 trailers megalist: all the new trailers you might’ve missed

It’s August in Cologne, Germany. The smell of overheating consoles fills the air. The crunch of a particular brand of corn chip fills the…

Ana is Overwatch’s latest player, the ultimate answer to McCree

Say what you want about Overwatch, the game is about as popular as sliced bread. But thankfully, its characters are a lot more substantial….

Overwatch beta smashes records with 9.7-million players

According to Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch‘s open beta was the company’s best ever with 9.7-million global players. When the open-beta closed on 10 May, players…

Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods expansion, new formats incoming

Hearthstone recently celebrated its two-year anniversary (11 March) and with it its creator Blizzard revealed that the popular free-to-play online digital collectible card game…

Activision Blizzard buys eSports company Major League Gaming for $46-million

Major game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard has announced the purchase of eSports company Major League Gaming (MLG) for around US$46-million. Founded in 2002…

Activision Blizzard’s purchase of King could be the acquisition of the year

Candy Crush Saga (CCS), yes that game, is probably one of the most well known titles in modern pop culture. It’s the Super Mario…

Gamescom 2015 live blog: Blizzard unveils ‘World of Warcraft Legion’ expansion pack

For all related news, views and analysis from the heart of Cologne’s gaming epicenter, have a look at our Gamescom 2015 Hub here. It’s…

‘World of Warcraft’ celebrates 100-million players with this nifty infographic

The land of Azeroth has seen its share of squirrel pets and murlock slaughters. More than 100-million people from across the globe have visited…

Blizzard’s ‘Hearthstone’ finally enters open beta, sues Chinese copycat

Blizzard’s latest title, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has entered open beta. PC and Mac get first dibs of this friendly, free-to-play, and mighty addictive…

Blizzard’s upcoming Warcraft film based on first game ‘Orcs & Humans’

Blizzard’s annual event this week is offering a ton of new news and further details about the movie adaptation of its popular game franchise,…

Win Diablo III for Xbox 360

Update: We have decided that the prize of our Diablo III competition goes to (*drum roll*)… SteveSmith! Congratulations, he just won himself an Xbox…

Blizzard at Gamescom: what’s new?

This year Gamescom seems all kinds of fun. From some highly anticipated next-gen console details and upcoming game trailers to Blizzard’s announcement of Diablo…

Diablo 3 smashes some sort of sales record, sells 6.3m copies in first week

Diablo III sold 6.3-million copies in its first week alone. Let that number roll around your brain. During its initial 24-hours on sale, the…

Diablo III live right now

According to Metacritic, Diablo III launched just a few minutes ago (or at the very least, became live to play). Sure, everyone could get…

Steal troll loot and turn into real cash with Diablo III

The developer of popular fantasy swords, sorcery and demon-hacking game Diablo III will be running an official online auction house allowing players to trade…

World of Warcraft free for 20 levels

As online game developers struggle to find better business models, the shifting between paid-for and free games becomes ever faster. World of Warcraft developers…

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